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Hitman: Blood Money

(2006, Video Games - Third-person shooter, Rated M, Play it on: PlayStation 2, Xbox 360)
  • Is it age appropriate?

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 17, age appropriate for kids over 17; suggested age 17.
  • Is it any good?

    4.0
  • Common Sense says

    Killer stealth action that's only for adults.

Why We Rated This not for kids

The good stuff

  • Educational value:

    Not an issue.
 

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    The hero is a hitman. Police can be bribed.
  • Violence:

    Lots of graphic murder. Shootings, stabbings, and explosives are just the beginning. Lots of creative killing with an assortment of weapons, from barbells to garroting wire.
  • Sex:

    Women are often presented in bikinis or other partial dress. Sexually suggestive situations, innuendo, and pornography figure into the plot.
  • Language:

    Rarely excessive, but players will hear swearing ("f--k") and racial name-calling ("cracker").
  • Consumerism:

    Part of a series.
  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Drinking and smoking figure into the background in many levels. The narrative sometimes includes drug references.
 

What Parents Need to Know

This review of Hitman: Blood Money was written by Chris Jozefowicz

Parents need to know this game puts players in control of a hit man in a seedy world occupied by drug dealers, prostitutes, murderers, pornographers, mobsters, etc. The name of the game is murder, including lots of violence, such as shootings, strangulations, and immolations. The game does encourage players to spare innocents and keep the mayhem low. Still, the game features plenty of other adult material, including swearing, sexual themes, drinking and drug use, and story elements like child prostitution.

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What’s the Story?

In HITMAN: BLOOD MONEY, fourth installment in the Hitman series, players again assume the role of a cloned human named 47, an amoral gun-for-hire. Not only is he the hunter, but he's also the hunted, and players follow his adventures through a twisting plot filled with black humor as they discover who wants 47 dead. Across a dozen missions, players kill for money, stalking their prey through a variety of settings, from a Paris opera house to casinos in Las Vegas. The game is best enjoyed as a series of stealth puzzles: The highest achievements come to players who set up their kills to look like accidents, minimizing casualties and staying under the radar of the authorities. Close

Is It Any Good?

Mature players will find HITMAN: BLOOD MONEY to be a smart, consistently satisfying puzzler in action-game form. The excellence of the game lies in the level design. Each mission takes place in large environments populated by scores of characters, with multiple paths to the objective. The downside of this style of gameplay is that some levels take a lot of trial-and-error replaying.

The appeal of Blood Money rests on proven stealth dynamics and a solid, cinematic presentation. This is a prize pick for adult fans of the genre who don't mind the gritty subject matter.

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Publisher’s Details

Released on 07/10/2006, price $39.99, not online enabled
ESRB rating: M (for Blood, Strong Language, Use of Drugs, Partial Nudity, Sexual Themes, Intense Violence)

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  1. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Kentucky
    I rate this title off for age 17 and give it 3.0

    A Fun Game But NO KIDS!!

    Hitman is a fun and a addicting game. You have missions to kill and you choose how to kill them. But of course the bad stuff about this game: The Violence, You can shoot,stab,choke and poisin almost anyone in the game. Every mission always has someone to kill and choices to kill innocent people along the way. The Sexual Content, This game doesnt have horrible sexual content but you have options to undress someone once u kill them to get there clothes. leaving them dead in there underwear. there is strippers with pimps in missions that you can choose to kill them. Drug Content, There is one mission where you have to kill a leader of a big drug bussiness i think it may be the first mission. but there is people smoking weed in groups which u kill them all right there if you choose. Nudity, i dont know why they put nudity but theres a couple of ladys in bikinis that you have to kill.. i know this is a very violent game. The Langauge, In the first mission theres non stop f*** and others. But then later on the language slows down more but still theres good bit of language in this game.id say 17 and up. DO NOT GIVE THIS TO KIDS

  2. I rate this title off for age 16 and give it 5.0

    great bloody game

    this is a great game but it is very bloody, violent and sexual you can shoot someone with blood splatter and blood pools on the floor after the kill. Women are seen in bikinis showing their butts and their is porn in the plot. Language is rarely used but when its used its strong from fuck to shit and racial slurs like cracker. Great graphics but graphic violence. Amazing game

  3. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    Lives in Kansas
    I rate this title iffy for age 8 and give it 5.0

    Best stelth game ever!

    I think that if you don't know your kids, or if you aren't in the room watching them, this could be a little bad for them. if you DO know your kids, and you ARE in the room with them, then there's no problem.

  4. Teen Reviewer Age 15
    Lives in Indiana
    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 5.0

    other than splinter cell, this is the best spy game ever

    it does show some drinking and drugs, it is a really awesome game if you like games where you have to spy and kill people. probably good for kids 13+ if he's use to seeing violence and drinking.

  5. Adult Reviewer
    I rate this title off for age 17 and give it 5.0

    Fun, Violent game isn't for kids AT ALL!!!

    Hitman is a game that redifines the Stealth Series! It's the funnest stealth game since Metal gear Solid 3! Now, there is quite a bit of sexuality, but not so much that no one under 15 would be discusted. The Violence is VERY intense, as there are tons of ways to kill people, and take out your targets, but, it adds to the fun! There is language, but it's pretty rare. Now, You are a Hired Assassin, so make sure your kids DO NOT think of 47 as a role moddle. There is lite drinking, but you can drug anyone in the whole game. It does offer Educational Values, as puzzle solving and Using your brian, but because it's almost all for killing people, it's nothing you would want your kids learning. Plus, The Trail and Error gameplay makes it frusterating, BUT, more realistic. Overall, Unless you're sure your child can handle it, DON'T GET HIM THIS! Mabey for yourself, though.

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